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March 24, 2008
Books about books
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
by Ann Fadiman (daughter of Clifton Fadiman, former chief editor at Simon Schuster.)
and...
New-ish Books in Wilson Library (in English) about books
for example:
For the love of books : 115 celebrated writers on the books they love most
Shwartz, Ronald B.
Grosset/Putnam c1999
Books and reading in the lives of notable Americans : a biographical sourcebook McCrossan, John Anthony, 1930-
Greenwood Press 2000
Rereadings
Fadiman, Anne, 1953-
1st ed. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 2005
The romance of the book
Brooks, Marshall.
Birch Brook Pr. c1995
Lost classics
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
1st Anchor Books ed. Anchor Books 2001
A passion for books
Salwak, Dale.
St. Martin's Press 1999
Posted by s-gang at March 24, 2008 03:35 PM | Books